Smriti Mishra

AIR 4 · CSE 2023

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• a) Ethical governance is the foundation of a welfare state. Identify essential ethical traits of a welfare state. Discuss ways and means to promote ethics in governance. GS4
• b) Effective public service delivery requires a citizen centric system. Citizen's Charter is seen as an important tool to ensure such a system, but it is not achieving its objectives. Why? Discuss measures to make it more effective? GS4
• a) Conscience keeps ethics from fading when faced with a tough decision. Discuss in context of civil servants. GS4
• b) What are the various conflicts of values that civil servants face while performing their duty? How can such conflicts be resolved? Discuss with illustrations. GS4
• How can value conflicts be resolved? GS4
• a) Differentiate between accountability and responsibility. Do you think responsibility without accountability is meaningful? GS4
• b) Many examples of 'living the values' can be drawn from Swami Vivekananda's life, which are important for any civil servant. Highlight such values and illustrate how they can help in achieving civil services' objectives. GS4
• a) Civil servants should work for a cause and not for applause. In light of this statement, examine why bureaucratic anonymity is considered a foundational value for a civil servant. How far do you agree that the principle of bureaucratic anonymity has been diluted in the age of social media? GS4

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